As a lean bread, foccacia is basically made of flour, water, yeast, and salt. What is great about this Italian flatbread is that you determine the extra amount of calories and fat to include as toppings. It is a meal in itself.

2. Using an electric mixer, mix flour, water, yeast, and salt with a dough hook. Do this at medium speed for about 5 minutes. Dough should be smooth but sticky. It should clear sides of bowl, but still stick to bottom of bowl.

3. Coat a bowl with olive oil and transfer dough there. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap, and allow dough to rise until doubled, about an hour.

Good foccacia is certainly delicious, and I'll eat it if I'm being bad, but I hardly think it is the basis for a good, healthy meal. Even with your best 9 grain four, it has far too many nutritionally empty calories.